nice
Pleasant, satisfactory, complimentaryPleasant, satisfactory, complimentary.
» So nice that you are back.
Так добре, що ти повернувся.
Meaning
13 senses(informal)Pleasant, satisfactory, complimentary.
freundlich, sympathisch, lieb
ми́лыйmílyj, прия́тныйprijátnyj, хоро́шийxoróšij
до́брийdóbryj, фа́йнийfájnyj, приє́мнийpryjémnyj
(informal)Of a person: friendly, attractive.
You weren’t nice to me this morning.
schön, hübsch, nett
симпати́чныйsimpatíčnyj, ми́лыйmílyj
ми́лийmýlyj, фа́йнийfájnyj, прива́бливийpryváblyvyj
Respectable; virtuous.
What is a nice person like you doing in a place like this?
socially or conventionally correct; refined or virtuous
(informal)Shows that the given adjective is desirable, or acts as a mild intensifier; pleasantly, quite.
The soup is nice and hot.
(informal)Giving a favorable review or having a favorable impression.
For Candy Crush Saga, the critics were far nicer than the audience (7.9/10 vs. 3.1/10).
(informal)Showing refinement or delicacy, proper, seemly
a nice way of putting it
(dated)Having particular tastes; fussy, fastidious.
Showing or requiring great precision or sensitive discernment; subtle.
heikel, prekär, knifflig
то́нкийtónkij
(obsolete)Silly, ignorant; foolish.
(archaic)Particular in one's conduct; scrupulous, painstaking; choosy.
(obsolete)Particular as regards rules or qualities; strict.
(obsolete)Easily injured; delicate; dainty.
Examples
4390 sentencesSo nice that you are back.
Так добре, що ти повернувся.
It was such a nice day.
Це був такий чудовий день.
ruБыл такой хороший день.
You look nice in that dress.
Ти добре виглядаєш у цій сукні.
ruТебе идёт это платье.
It's a nice day, isn't it?
Сьогодні чудовий день, скажи?
ruЗамечательный денёк, не правда ли?
Did you have a nice summer?
Ти добре провів літо?
ruУ вас было хорошее лето?
deHabt ihr einen schönen Sommer gehabt?
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 2
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Origin
From Middle English nyce, nice, nys, from Old French nice, niche, nisce (“simple, foolish,From Middle English nyce, nice, nys, from Old French nice, niche, nisce (“simple, foolish, ignorant”), from Latin nescius (“ignorant, not knowing”); compare nesciō (“to know not, be ignorant of”), from ne (“not”) + sciō (“to know”).
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Forms
nicer, nicestSynonyms
24 synonymsAntonyms
15 antonymsWord family
27 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
Collocations
12 patterns- have a nice
- a very nice
- is a nice
- a nice guy
- nice guy
- was very nice
- be nice to
- really nice
- a really nice
- would be nice
- a nice place
- such a nice